Boston Chords

by Augustana
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Chords used refer to a youtube video of the acoustic version. Strumming patterns refer to the original song, and picking pattern is just my suggestion.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author Eliz_Lin [a] 26. Last edit on Feb 16, 2018
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Chords

C/B
Fmaj7/C
C
Am
F
G

Strumming

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UYfMQjv3GI&list=PLqMJAwdGx6XP5xQ0XkMySBWcVq6im9IR-
(Chords used refer to this video.)
 
Chords:
C/B      x20010
Fmaj7/C  x33210
(F for short)
 
 
[Intro]
 
  C  (C/B Am F C F)   G
e|---------x--------|------------------|
B|-----x-------x----|-----x---x---x----|
G|---x---x---x---x--|---x---x---x---x--|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-x----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-x----------------|
 
C C/B Am
F C   F  G
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
C         C/B          Am
   In the light of the sun
F           C    F           G
Is there anyone? Oh it has begun
C     C/B              Am
   Oh dear you look so lost
F                C
Eyes are red and tears are shed
     F                 G
This world you must've crossed, you said
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
e|-x-x-x-x--|
B|-x-x-x-x--|
G|-x-x-x-x--|
D|----------|
A|-x--------|
E|----------|
 
C                  C/B            F        G
You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah, you said
C                  C/B               F          G (once)
You don't know me, you don't wear my chains, oh yeah
 
 
[Interlude]
 
C C/B Am
F C   F G
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C    C/B          Am
   Essential yet appealed
    F                  C     F              G
You carry all your thoughts, across an open field
 
C        C/B            Am
   When flowers gaze at you
        F            C
They're not the only ones
    F                 G
Who cry when they see you, you said
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
C                  C/B            F        G
You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah, well you said
C                  C/B               F          G (once)
You don't know me, you don't wear my chains, oh yeah
 
 
[Bridge 1]
                              C
She said I think I'll go to Boston
                     C/B
I think I'll start a new life
                      F                           G
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name
                     C                       C/B
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather
                   F                         G
I think I'll get a lover and fly him out to Spain, oh yeah
                    C
I think I'll go to Boston
                      C/B
I think that I'm just tired
                  F                            G
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind
                   C                       C/B
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset
                        F                         G
I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice, oh yeah
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
e|-x-x-x-x--|
B|-x-x-x-x--|
G|-x-x-x-x--|
D|----------|
A|-x--------|
E|----------|
 
C                  C/B            F        G (once)
You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah
 
 
[Bridge 2]
 
C    C/B                         F     G
   Boston, where no one knows my name, yeah
                      C    C/B
Where no one knows my name
                      F     G (once)
Where no one knows my name, yeah, oh yeah
 
 
[Outro]
(Same as Intro)
 
C C/B Am
F C   F       G               C
Boston, where no one knows my name
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